Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given…
2023
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Point A is 11m to the west of Point B. Point C is 8m to the south of Point B. Point C is 1m to the west of Point J. Point J is 12m to the south of Point H. Point D is 11m to the east of Point J. Point E is 6m to the south of Point D. Point F is 17m to the west of Point E. Point G is in the north of Point F and to the west of Point H.
What is the shortest distance between Point G and Point F?
- A.
17m
- B.
18m
- C.
19m
- D.
21m
- E.
None of these
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Correct answer: B
Place B at (0, 0). Then C is (0, -8), J is (1, -8), H is (1, 4), D is (12, -8), E is (12, -14), and F is (-5, -14).
G is north of F and west of H, so it lies at (-5, 4).
The shortest distance GF is 4 - (-14) = 18 m.